Faculties & Emergency items of Work

There will be times that emergency items of work will need to be carried out. This can only happen with prior approval by the Archdeacon.

Emergency items of work which may be authorised by the Archdeacon

• Installation of security locks on doors and / or windows when the Archdeacon is satisfied that they are urgently required and the type of lock has been approved by them in writing
• Installation of security lighting or camera(s) on a temporary basis where there is urgent need to protect the building against burglary or vandalism pending the grant of a faculty for a permanent scheme provided the temporary arrangement is approved in writing by the Archdeacon and the Diocesan Registrar is notified by the Archdeacon that they have given their approval

Churchyards

• Purchase and maintenance of lawnmowers and other churchyard equipment
• Routine repair of paths including resurfacing in the same material and colour
• Repairs to and repainting in the same colour of a notice board
• Minor repairs to fences and gates (but not walls)

Dispensation in other cases

Where the proposal is of a similarly minor nature, but does not appear in the above list, the Archdeacon may be able to authorise the work without the need for a faculty, sometimes subject to conditions such as consultation with the Diocesan Advisory Committee.
A faculty is not required for the deposit of parochial registers or other parochial records in the diocesan record office, nor for the obtaining of new registers.

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